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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have been used for more than two decades to deliver medical supplies and food aid to disaster-hit areas – and new uses for these devices are constantly being found.
In countries such as Rwanda and Ghana, logistics companies like Zipline have developed and currently operate drones that deliver much-needed medical supplies to rural hospitals. Such distribution solutions may also have a role to play in rural parts of South Africa where roads are often poor. But drones can potentially function as much more than just unmanned, flying delivery vehicles.
Fighting malaria
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is currently evaluating the use of drone technology in the fight against malaria, says Professor Rajendra Maharaj, Director of the SAMRC’s Office of Malaria Research.
SA Paramedics
A 35-year old woman has been fatally wounded during a stabbing incident on the M5 highway in Cape Town.
Police say the suspect, a foreign national, has been arrested and charged with murder.
The incident led to an accident involving another vehicle
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A 39-year old foreign national has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed a 35-year-old woman to death during an altercation in their car on the M5 highway near Ottery in Cape Town.
Western Cape police spokesperson, Captain FC Van Wyk said: Crime scene experts and local police are still on the scene combing the area for clues. Wynberg police are investigating a murder case following the fatal stabbing incident this morning.
Drone used to locate lost hiker in Helderberg
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Cape Town - The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Drone Team assisted with the rescue of a lost hiker at Helderberg Nature Reserve this week.
The woman was brought to safety after she got lost in the nature reserve on Tuesday.
The drone team was dispatched at 3pm to assist with a rescue call after being requested for assistance by the Mountain Club of South Africa (MCSA) Hottentots Holland section.
EMS spokesperson Deanna Bessick said the woman was lost in the West Peak area.
“The team arrived at Protea Farm and relocated to the opposite side of the West Peak area, where the patient was. The drone was flown up the mountain and the woman was located. In conjunction with the MCSA, Winelands Peninsula Search and Rescue, EMS’s rescue team conducted a successful search. The team members, who were on foot, were guided by the drone and they got to her speedily,” said Bessick.